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Ask HN: For a dependable desktop Linux, is there anything other than Ubuntu?

I'm a long-time Windows dev looking to finally migrate to Linux for the long term, and hopefully get some advice along the way.I'm looking for a solid, dependable desktop experience. If I was younger I'd just install Arch and tinker away, but now I want something that works first time, every time. (Basically, I don't want to spend three hours re-configuring ALSA just so I can watch...

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